Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses
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Chronic pain patients tend to have comorbid depressive symptoms, and empirical data investigating differences related to depressive symptoms classes and opioid misuse are scant. ⋯ These findings may help improve depressive symptoms and chronic pain management by identifying high-risk elderly individuals for early intervention and personalizing treatment according to the depressive symptoms subgroup and severity of opioid misuse.
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Undergoing potentially painful procedures is necessary among patients of all ages. Nurses are responsible to optimize safety and minimize harm for patients. The American Society for Pain Management Nursing (ASPMN) holds the position that all patients undergoing painful procedures have the right to safe and effective pain management throughout the phases of care, and that the interprofessional healthcare team ensures such ethical obligation is fulfilled within a framework of the patients or their designees' goals and preferences. From that position, all nurses, clinicians, and health care organizations are strongly encouraged to offer multimodal pain management that includes integrative interventions when managing procedure related pain.
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The objective of this systematic review was to identify and describe the psychometric properties of neonatal pain scales that were translated into Brazilian Portuguese and to verify the methodological quality of these translation, transcultural adaptations and validation. ⋯ The neonatal pain scales wich were cross culturally adapted to Brazilian Portuguese were shown to be of low methodological quality based on COSMIM checklist. Caution should be considered for clinical decisions about pain management judgment coming from these instruments.
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Telehealth video visits are essential for delivering timely care while mitigating exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic. Telehealth video visits have the potential to improve missed appointments, reduce costs associated with Veterans Affairs (VA) travel reimbursement, and lead to positive patient and provider satisfaction. ⋯ The use of telehealth video visits during the COVID-19 pandemic reduced missed appointments, exhibited cost savings in VA travel reimbursement, and led to positive patient and provider satisfaction.